Comparison

Quickies vs Rock Paper Scissors iMessage

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Quickies

Engage in quick, fun games with friends directly within your messages. Choose from classic challenges like Tic-Tac-Toe and Rock-Paper-Scissors, or explore new additions like Four in a Row and Battle Boats. More games are planned for future updates.

Highlights
  • Play games within iMessage
  • Tic-Tac-Toe
  • Rock-Paper-Scissors
  • Coin Toss
  • Four in a Row
  • Battle Boats
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Have some time to burn? Play a Quickie! Quickies are quick games you can play with your friends right from the messages app! Simply open the app, choose a game and play. Play Tic-Tac-Toe, settle an argument with Rock-Paper-Scissors, or leave it up to chance with Coin Toss. More games will be added in future releases, so let us know what you want to play! Now including Game Pack 1: Challenge your friends to a game of Four in a Row or battle for aquatic dominance with Battle Boats! Have feedback or a suggestion for a game? Tell us at: developer@ryangant.com

About

Rock Paper Scissors iMessage

Engage in the classic Rock Paper Scissors game directly within your iMessage conversations. Challenge friends and utilize iOS 10 sticker and animation features for an enhanced experience. This app is exclusively for iMessage and not available on your home screen.

Highlights
  • Play within iMessage
  • Challenge friends
  • iOS 10 stickers
  • Animations
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*** HOW TO FIND / LAUNCH / REMOVE iMESSAGE APPS *** See Apple's presentation on how to use iMessage apps on your iPhone or your iPad https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT206906 Play your favorite Rock Paper Scissors game right on your messages and for free! Challenge your friends, take advantage of new iOS 10 stickers and animations features, and have fun. Please note that Rock Paper Scissors is iMessage ONLY and will NOT show up on your home screen. You can only find/use/remove the app from iMessage. For any question or suggestion, please send us an email at contact@daru.co.nz.

Screenshots

Quickies4 screens
Rock Paper Scissors iMessage4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Quickies at 3.6 against Rock Paper Scissors iMessage's 1.8. Quickies also leads on review sentiment (26% vs 11%). Rock Paper Scissors iMessage's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (105 vs 14). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Quickies sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Rock Paper Scissors iMessage sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Quickies holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rock Paper Scissors iMessage has 105 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 26% of Quickies's written reviews are positive against 11% of Rock Paper Scissors iMessage's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Quickies ships an update every 7 months, Rock Paper Scissors iMessage monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Quickies versus Rock Paper Scissors iMessage: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuickiesRock Paper Scissors iMessage
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (14 ratings) — better1.8 (105 ratings)
Positive reviews26.1% of reviews — better10.9% of reviews
Number of ratings14105 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.610.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRyan GantDaru Limited

Customer experience

Quickies

All ratings13 ratings
Positive53.8%
Neutral7.7%
Negative38.5%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive26.1%
Neutral4.3%
Negative69.6%

Rock Paper Scissors iMessage

All ratings103 ratings
Positive20.4%
Neutral1.9%
Negative77.7%
Written reviews55 reviews
Positive10.9%
Neutral3.6%
Negative85.5%

Bugs and requests

Quickies

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Rock Paper Scissors iMessage

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Cannot delete the app
  • Game doesn't work (pink screen)
  • Lizard move doesn't work
  • Game sends picture of all 3 things and never works
  • App doesn't show as downloaded except in App Store

Requested features

4 requests
  • Provide a way to delete the app
  • Fix the game so it works
  • Improve game play duration
  • Make the game more engaging

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Quickies

One-time1
  • Game Pack 1$0.99
8 purchases

Rock Paper Scissors iMessage

One-time8
  • Spock$0.99
  • Lizard$0.99
  • Christmas Move (5 pack)$0.99
Show 5 more
  • Hanukkah (5 pack)$0.99
  • Love$0.99
  • Well$0.99
  • Fire$0.99
  • Balloon$0.99

Questions

Is Quickies free?
Quickies is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Rock Paper Scissors iMessage free?
Rock Paper Scissors iMessage is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Quickies or Rock Paper Scissors iMessage?
Quickies is rated higher. Quickies averages 3.6 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while Rock Paper Scissors iMessage averages 1.8 from 105 ratings.
Do Quickies or Rock Paper Scissors iMessage have ads?
Neither Quickies nor Rock Paper Scissors iMessage shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Quickies or Rock Paper Scissors iMessage?
Quickies ships an update every 7 months, and Rock Paper Scissors iMessage monthly. Most recently, Quickies was updated on October 21, 2026 and Rock Paper Scissors iMessage on October 23, 2026.

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